As noted in the 2019 Recruiting thread (due to the lack of a 2020 Recruiting thread, which I will probably remedy shortly), Augie picked up a commitment from Sioux Falls O'Gorman 2020 forward Akoi Akoi.
I don't know a ton about Akoi as I don't generally follow HS basketball all that closely, but he seems to be a long and athletic player who could make for a solid forward for us. Here are some tweets/highlights/etc.
https://twitter.com/Brian_Haenchen/s...96949286182912
https://twitter.com/Hennen_Workouts/...37499838664705
https://twitter.com/PHCircuit/status...31556565225472
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Originally posted by Augieholic View PostAugie buried Cornell College in an exhibition at the Elmen Center today 110-61. Typically impressive showings from Matt Cartwright, Michael Schaefer, and a now healthy Tyler Riemersma was a revelation defensively.
My two largest concerns going into this season were point guard play and defense. While the competition was less than stellar, I feel better about both already. Matt Todd started slow but he came alive in the second half, his ability to dribble drive will be a huge asset. Adam Dykman is back from his shoulder injury and threw down a vicious dunk. Bennett Otto also showed flashes of serious potential.
Overall the depth of this team, even without Dylan Lebrun and Trevor Hanson, is going to overwhelm a lot of opponents.
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Originally posted by Augieholic View PostAugie buried Cornell College in an exhibition at the Elmen Center today 110-61. Typically impressive showings from Matt Cartwright, Michael Schaefer, and a now healthy Tyler Riemersma was a revelation defensively.
My two largest concerns going into this season were point guard play and defense. While the competition was less than stellar, I feel better about both already. Matt Todd started slow but he came alive in the second half, his ability to dribble drive will be a huge asset. Adam Dykman is back from his shoulder injury and threw down a vicious dunk. Bennett Otto also showed flashes of serious potential.
Overall the depth of this team, even without Dylan Lebrun and Trevor Hanson, is going to overwhelm a lot of opponents.
Also worth noting that 4 walk-ons played the final 8-ish minutes of the game. So it's not like we left starters in to run up the score.
Originally posted by Moorhead123 View PostWhat is situation with Lebrun and Hanson?
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Augie buried Cornell College in an exhibition at the Elmen Center today 110-61. Typically impressive showings from Matt Cartwright, Michael Schaefer, and a now healthy Tyler Riemersma was a revelation defensively.
My two largest concerns going into this season were point guard play and defense. While the competition was less than stellar, I feel better about both already. Matt Todd started slow but he came alive in the second half, his ability to dribble drive will be a huge asset. Adam Dykman is back from his shoulder injury and threw down a vicious dunk. Bennett Otto also showed flashes of serious potential.
Overall the depth of this team, even without Dylan Lebrun and Trevor Hanson, is going to overwhelm a lot of opponents.
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Augie AD: "Division I goal not changed by St. Thomas announcement"
https://www.argusleader.com/story/sp...ue/3864220002/
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Originally posted by Augieholic View Posthttps://twitter.com/StribSports/stat...460728320?s=19
Augustana is going to be joining a significantly improved Summit League in a few years.
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Originally posted by MaroonJackRabbits View Post
Lot's of upgrades needed before they get the invite. Plus, they are going to have to butter up all four Dakota schools, SDSU and USD especially. Going to be a hard sell to get a "yes" vote from those school when it means an extra school competing for the exact same athletes.
Third on the upgrades clarification.
If the Dakota school Presidents are short sighted thinkers then a yes vote would be difficult. The travel and attendance benefits of adding Augie are quantifiable and real. Not to mention the stability provided by adding another conference member in case the well known financial issues at Western Illinois cause them to leave.
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Originally posted by MaroonJackRabbits View Post
Lot's of upgrades needed before they get the invite. Plus, they are going to have to butter up all four Dakota schools, SDSU and USD especially. Going to be a hard sell to get a "yes" vote from those school when it means an extra school competing for the exact same athletes.
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Originally posted by Augieholic View Posthttps://twitter.com/StribSports/stat...460728320?s=19
Augustana is going to be joining a significantly improved Summit League in a few years.
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https://twitter.com/StribSports/stat...460728320?s=19
Augustana is going to be joining a significantly improved Summit League in a few years.
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Re: The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings
Originally posted by MrAugustana View PostAugie makes another athletic department administration hire: https://goaugie.com/news/2019/8/13/a...nications.aspx
(Relatively insincere) sorry to NSU4LIFE. :)
Here's to hoping Ryan does a great job of helping the rest of the world see that Augie is the greatest university in history.
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Re: The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings
Augie makes another athletic department administration hire: https://goaugie.com/news/2019/8/13/a...nications.aspx
(Relatively insincere) sorry to NSU4LIFE. :)
A native of Aberdeen, South Dakota, Ryan is a 2011 graduate of Northern State University where he majored in sports marketing and administration. During his undergraduate years, he also served as a student coach under legendary basketball coach Don Meyer. Following graduation, he worked as a graduate assistant in the Wolves' sports information office and covered women's soccer, women's basketball, swimming and diving, and softball.
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Re: The NEW Official Thread of the Augustana Vikings
Originally posted by Stanger86 View PostYou may have seen this on twitter already, but I have believed for a while that the Summit, Missouri Valley and MVFC triangle should be reorganized into two conferences, similar to what happened with the Big East years ago.
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